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Rising Stars 2022

22 May 2022 · SC

Key figures (4)
149
swimmers* from 11 clubs swam 750 races
64 of 100
swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand are slower than a typical swimmer here, by their best race of 2022
65 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 65 in 100
10–12
years old: nearly 2 in 3 of the swimmers

* Swimmers are those who raced at a meet in Swimming New Zealand’s results; club members who did not race are not counted.

01Clubs
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 64 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand, by their best race of 2022.

Peers are New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender, compared by the World Aquatics points of their best race (one scale for every stroke and distance; 1,000 is about world-record speed). Each swimmer is set by their best race of 2022, not of this meet alone: the figure says how strong the swimmers who came are.

Faster than … of every 100 peers
Faster than … of 100
A typical swimmer here64
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2022 · n = 149 swimmers with points, each set beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender

03Personal bests

How many personal bests?

Of the races in an event the swimmer had swum before, 65 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 65 in 100 typical for swimmers of the same age who race as often.

Personal bests per 100 races in an event the swimmer had swum before.

Personal bests per 100 races in an event swum before
Per 100 races
This meet65
Swimmers of the same age who race as often65

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 May 2022 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022 · n = 149 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 29 swimmers aged 13 to 15 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age.

Swimmers aged 13 to 15 at this meet, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool.

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 May 2022 · n = 29 swimmers aged 13 to 15

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 17 swimmers of the 149 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 4 of 8.

Swimmers with no club race before this meet in the records, which start in 2016.

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
8 and under48
9616
10221
11339
12136
13018
1408

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 149 swimmers

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 110 races by 110 swimmers; 15 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC110 races · 110 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC102 races · 102 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC92 races · 92 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC79 races · 79 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC75 races · 75 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 2 in 3 swimmers are 10 to 12 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 96 of the 149 are 10 to 12 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under8
916
1021
1139
1236
1318
148
153

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 May 2022 · n = 149 swimmers